Bellwoods Brewery
Mike Clark and Luke Pestl founded Bellwoods in 2012 as a small brewery and restaurant behind a white picket fence on Ossington Avenue in Toronto, and in 2016 added a production brewery with oak foeders and a canning line. It now has more than 100 staff and releases hundreds of beers a year, all with labels by Doublenaut, a design studio once its neighbour. Jelly King, a dry-hopped sour of 5.6%, is its best-known beer; Witchshark is a double IPA, Roman Candle its first IPA, and Bring Out Your Dead an imperial stout aged in Armagnac barrels.
Styles brewed by Bellwoods Brewery
American IPA
AleAmerican IPA: a strong, bitter pale ale built around American hops, from citrus and pine to tropical fruit. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Imperial Stout
AleImperial stout: a strong, black, roasty stout with dark fruit and a warming finish, born as an export to the Russian court. Strength, glass and classic examples.
Double IPA
AleDouble IPA: a strong, very hoppy, dry pale ale of 7.5–10%, the American IPA pushed further, made famous by Pliny the Elder. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- Canada
- Brews in
- Toronto, Ontario
- Founded
- 2012
- Owner
- Mike Clark and Luke Pestl
- Best-known beers
- Jelly King, Witchshark, Roman Candle
- Address
- 20 Hafis Rd, Toronto, ON M6M 2V7
- Website
- bellwoodsbrewery.com
Sources
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- About — Bellwoods Brewery
- Jelly King Sour Ale: Dry Hopped Fruited Sour Ale — Bellwoods Brewery
- Witchshark — Bellwoods Brewery
- Roman Candle IPA: Bright & Resinous IPA — Bellwoods Brewery
- Bring Out Your Dead (2025) — Bellwoods Brewery